I ask unanimous consent to complete my remarks prior to the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered

it is interesting to hear my colleagues talk about China and COVID and our response. I think many of us looked at 2019 and felt like that was really a significant year for U.S.-China relations. It marked the 40th anniversary of bilateral…

I was thinking a bit earlier today about what we were doing at this time last year. We were busy hosting Tennessee Tuesdays and welcoming Tennesseans and families and children with such curiosity and bright eyes and lots of questions about…

it has been so wonderful to be in Tennessee over the past couple of weeks and to have the opportunity to listen to Tennesseans. We have listened and talked to local elected officials and teachers and parents from one corner of the State to…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Free Speech

I want to take a moment to thank Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham for adding the bipartisan and critically important END Exploitation Act to the EARN It Act, which is set for markup on Thursday. This bill, which I…

over the past few months, we have all watched the power that the digital community has to make someone's passing thought go viral and the power that the digital mob has to make controversial voices completely disappear. Well, who is the…

I want to begin by saying thank you to my colleague from Florida who is doing so much good work on the Armed Services Committee, and I also thank Chairman Inhofe and other members of the committee who have made it a priority to be certain…

in the early days of the internet, when we were all just beginning to get online and experience what it was like to have at our fingertips an entree to the entire world--all of the information you could want--everything at that point…

I so enjoyed listening to the comments of my colleague from Texas, and it causes me to think that, yes, we are moving forward with another week, and what we have to realize is that, indeed, our Nation was built on free speech and the…

for more than 200 years, the American people have exercised their right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. We understand how very vitally important it is for each of us to have that right to petition our government, to…

I thank the Senator from Missouri for the work he is doing as he brings forward this resolution for Hong Kong. I want to take just a couple of minutes to remind those of us who have been watching this issue and have concerns about this…

as I do every week, this past weekend, I went back to Tennessee. I will tell you, it really did my heart a lot of good to see people who are out and about and enjoying beautiful weather and enjoying our beautiful State. Nashville is…

this weekend, I was thinking about the toll that the recent loss of fellowship has really taken on the American people. I think everyone would agree that, over the past few months, we have really felt levels of loneliness, anger, and…

I have to say that Tennesseans are enjoying being out and about. They are so thrilled to see the restart of our economy. Whether you are going to hair salons, restaurants, shopping centers, office parks, or manufacturing facilities, what…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Braun and I be allowed to complete our remarks prior to the rollcall votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I want to say just a couple of things to Tennesseans and to Americans. All are expressing their rage and grief over the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota. I will tell you that this event of May 25 cannot be written off as a simple use of…

I first thank my friend, Senator Leahy, for allowing me to speak, for we are all dealing with the Committee on the Judiciary. I ask unanimous consent that Senator Leahy be recognized as soon as I finish my brief remarks. The PRESIDING…

I have 5 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

last week, I received the very sad news that the 5th Special Forces Group, which is stationed at Fort Campbell, which is in Tennessee, was going to have to forgo and cancel their annual Memorial Day Gold Star Ceremony. This is a tradition…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered

I have just returned from being in Tennessee this weekend and lots of phone calls, seeing a lot of people out and about. I will tell you, this COVID-19 has changed a lot about how we go about our daily lives, but it has not changed the way…

I want to thank Senator Ernst for her work in organizing this effort today to come to the floor and talk about the good things that are happening in our States. We know that the pandemic has changed a lot about the way we live and work and…

to all of my colleagues and to our staff here in the Chamber, those who are mothers, I hope they had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend, and it is a joy to return to work today. I will tell you, I am really blessed to have some of those…

I so agree with the comments that the Senator from Wyoming was just making, and I hear them repeated every day in Tennessee by my constituents. I thank my colleagues who have asked me this week how Tennessee is doing. You know, we had…